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Common Names
Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Purple-Coneflower
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHICHORIC-ACID | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CHICHORIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CHICHORIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CHICHORIC-ACID | 0 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CHICHORIC-ACID-DIMETHYL-ETHER | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CHICHORIC-ACID-DIMETHYL-ETHER | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CHICHORIC-ACID-DIMETHYL-ETHER | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CHICHORIC-ACID-DIMETHYL-ETHER | 0 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CHICHORIC-ACID-MONOMETHYL-ETHER | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CHICHORIC-ACID-MONOMETHYL-ETHER | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CHICHORIC-ACID-MONOMETHYL-ETHER | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CHICHORIC-ACID-MONOMETHYL-ETHER | 0 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CHICORIC-ACID | 10 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| CICHORIC-ACID | 14 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| CYNARIN | 23 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DOCECA-2E,4E,8Z,10E/Z-TETRAENOIC-ACID-ISOBUTYLAMIDES | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| DOCECA-2E,4E,8Z,10E/Z-TETRAENOIC-ACID-ISOBUTYLAMIDES | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| DODECA-2,4,8,10-TETRAEN-1-OIC-ACID-ISOBUTYLAMIDE | 0 | Root | not available | 298.5 | 1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| DODECA-2,4-DIEN-1-YL-ISOVALERATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Proliferant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Propecic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 1 | Ibewuike, J. C., Ogungbamila, F. O., Ogundaini, A. O., Okeke, I. N., Bohlin, L. 1997. Antiinflammatory and Antibacterial Activities of C-methylflavonol from Piliostigma thonningii. Phytotherapy Research, 11(4): 281-284. |
| Prostaglandin-Synthetase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 3 | Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14. |
| Protisticide | 1 | Meckes, M., Calzada, F., Tapia-Contreras, A., Cedillo-Rivera, R. 1999. Antiprotozoal Properties of Helianthemum glomeratum. Phytotherapy Research, 13(2): 102-105. |
| PTK-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 4 | Uda, Y., Price, K. R., Williamson, G., Rhodes, M. J. C. 1997. Induction of the Anticarcinogenic Marker Enzyme, Quinone Reductase, in Murine Hepatoma Cells In Vitro by Flavonoids. Cancer Lett., 120 (2): 213-216. |
| Radioprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sedative | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sialogogue | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Soap | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Spermicide | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Succinoxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Sunscreen | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sweetener | 3 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Teratologic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Termitifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| TNF-alpha-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor | 4 | Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237. |